00:00President, royalty, and thousands of mourners gathered in St. Peter's Square on Saturday
00:10to bid farewell to Pope Francis, as a cardinal urged that the late pontiff's legacy of compassion
00:16for migrants, the vulnerable, and the environment endure beyond his death.
00:21On one side of Francis' coffin sat U.S. President Donald Trump, whose views had often clashed
00:27with the popes. On the other were cardinals now tasked with choosing whether the next pope
00:33would continue Francis' vision of a more open, inclusive church, or steer it back toward
00:39conservative traditions. The Argentine pope, who had reigned for twelve years, died at the age of
00:4688 on Monday after suffering a stroke. The crowd packed into the square and surrounding streets
00:53erupted into applause when Ray praised Francis' advocacy for immigrants, peace, and climate
00:59action, and again when the casket was lifted at the end of the service.
01:03Now, dear Pope Francis, we ask you to pray for us.
01:26Francis' coffin was then placed on an open-topped popemobile and driven through the streets of Rome
01:50to St. Mary Major Basilica, fulfilling his wish to be buried there rather than in the traditional
01:56papal crypt beneath St. Peter's Basilica. The Vatican estimated more than 250,000 people
02:02attended the ceremony, which lasted two hours.
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